For lots of users, the draw of the iPhone 6 Plus's mammoth battery is marred by the equally mammoth size of the device. Granted, larger-sized phones ("phablets," if we must call them that) are common across the broader smartphone industry, but for iPhone owners used to a 3.5-inch or 4-inch screen, the difference can be jarring.

The main Mashable account retweeted the request. Between Twitter and email, I received more than 100 responses to my query. Of the responses, I can group most of them into three categories:

I love the bigger size (even if it did take some getting used to)

I'm still trying to decide on a size

I cannot deal with a phone as large as the iPhone 6

The greatest amount of responses came from iPhone 6 Plus purchasers who are happy with the device. The next largest number of responses came from users who are still trying to decide, followed closely by users who have exchanged the iPhone 6 Plus for another device — or are planning on returning it.

Here's what we've learned from the anecdotal evidence.

Loving the iPhone 6 Plus takes some time

Though the majority of the responses I received were from users who are happy with the iPhone 6 Plus, around three quarters of those responses were from users who admitted it took some time to adjust to the bigger size of the phone.

In an email, an iPhone 6 Plus owner called Joe told me that he used to "mock friends and colleagues with phablets." In fact, Joe bought a case to protect the phone only because he may need to return it to Apple.

"As it happens, I love the bigger size and have adjusted to it," Joe wrote. He now thinks it would be a "struggle" to return to the 4-inch phone.

Likewise, Isaac Halvorson said that his only remorse was with the storage capacity. He got an iPhone 6 Plus with 64GB, only to wish he had gone with a larger hard drive.

"The larger screen and better processor make it a heck of a lot more enjoyable to play games and use music making apps on it, and those both take up a lot of storage space on the phone."

Mashable's Ryan Lytle says that for him, the size of the iPhone 6 Plus is really perfect for everything he does. "The 6 Plus has made me more productive and a more active mobile user."

As a side effect, Lytle no longer has much use for his iPad mini. "It has honestly taken away my need for the iPad mini. That now acts as a glorified Kindle for my books and Pocket reads."

On Twitter, plenty of users had absolutely no regrets about going with the iPhone 6 Plus.

@film_girl Nope. Love my 6 plus. I think of it as the smallest iPad I can comfortably pocket. It's the perfect paperback.— Somite (@toxicpath) October 2, 2014

This was a sentiment shared by some users over email too. Felipe Laso Marsetti, a senior software engineer, bought the iPhone 6 Plus primarily for software development. Although he admits that two-handed use is a requirement, for him it's not a deal breaker.

"Is that something that bothers me? No, though I'm still getting used to the bigger size," he writes. "Do I regret getting the 6 plus? Absolutely NOT, I love it. The screen is gorgeous. I can finally read my books on the go and not on a tiny screen."

Still, Marsetti admits that when it comes to holding the device in one hand, the iPhone 5/5S is still the perfect size.

Paul Morris, who owns a mobile app development company, has a few regrets about going for the iPhone 6 Plus.

"This is my first bigger phone," Morris wrote. He's always had iPhones, and going from an iPhone 5S to the iPhone 6 Plus was jarring.

Still, at the end of the day, Morris has decided to "stay the course and adapt."

"I love the 6 Plus," he wrote. "It just has certain drawbacks that make it infuriating for me."

Still figuring it out

Meanwhile, plenty of users are still trying to decide between the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus.

@film_girl I got a 6, picked up a Plus just to make sure, still within return policy. I'm honestly not sure I can handle this thing.— David Chartier (@chartier) October 2, 2014

@film_girl If I weren't forcing myself to use it to better understand the form factor, I'd probably buy a 6 and just keep it for testing.— David Barnard (@drbarnard) October 2, 2014

@film_girl But there's a lot I do love about it. The giant screen really is awesome in most situations.— David Barnard (@drbarnard) October 2, 2014

George Frank went with an iPhone 6 Plus after trying the iPhone 6 for a week. His take? "I'm so torn now. The slim, nearly perfect size of the 6, or the easy to type, gorgeous display and massive battery life of the 6 Plus?"

Frank says he'll probably go a week with the iPhone 6 Plus and decide on which one he finds more comfortable.

A common refrain from iPhone 6 Plus owners was that this is a device you have to use with two hands. For some users, this is fine, but for others it's just too much.

Nearly everyone I spoke with via email or Twitter who was on the fence about the iPhone 6 Plus said that getting used to not using an iPhone with one hand.

@drbarnard I think once you accept the fact the Plus was never designed to be used one-handed; it's awesome.— Paul Zammit (@zammpaul) October 2, 2014

This is too big

Not everyone loves the size of the iPhone 6 Plus. Nik Fletcher, a product manager at Realmac Software (makers of Clear and Ember), bought an iPhone 6 Plus and then returned it 24 hours later. "I couldn't adapt and found it simply didn't fit my needs," Fletcher wrote.

On Twitter, there were a number of users who also shared their inability to handle a bigger phone.

@film_girl I had the 6 plus and then returned it and got a 6 after about 3 days. I'm 6ft tall and have huge hands, still too big for me.— Melad Javadi (@melad_j) October 2, 2014

@film_girl Well I pre-ordered a 6+ and before it arrived I played with one in the store and decided to return it before I even got it lol— Mike Rundle (@flyosity) October 2, 2014

@film_girl Note that my last phone was a OnePlus One, which also had a 5.5" screen, and I still returned the iPhone 6 Plus— Rich W Woods (@rwoods716) October 2, 2014

@film_girl Yea, the body of the plus was much bigger, also the 6 is so unbelievably thin and light, so I got the 6— Rich W Woods (@rwoods716) October 2, 2014

In an email, Bradley Werner was the most critical of the device. After pre-ordering from Verizon, Werner summed up his first three days with the iPhone 6 Plus by reference to the Henry Ford quote about the first automobile: "if I'd asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse."

In Werner's analogy, the iPhone 6 Plus is that faster horse.

"The iPhone 6 Plus isn't good for your body," Werner wrote. He also compared the iPhone 6 Plus to the oversized sodas that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to ban.

"The iPhone 6 Plus works ... and it's beautiful ... and it hasn't bent, but it doesn't comfortably fit in the palm of my hand ... and for a phone ... that kinda makes me want to reach out and strangle someone," Werner added.

Even owners who haven't returned the phone still have some misgivings over the size.

@film_girl honestly I love mine, but I do think it's too large. I sometimes pick up my 5s and miss how well it fits in my hand. 6 is perfect— Riley Testut (@rileytestut) October 2, 2014

@film_girl@mashable After 2 weeks the larger screen novelty is wearing off. The smaller iPhone 6 is the natural evolution of the iPhone.— Marshall Sanders (@CheckMarshall) October 2, 2014

What's the big deal?

Meanwhile, many Android users and longtime large phone owners are grumbling: why is so much attention being paid to the size of the iPhone 6 Plus?

The flippant answer, "because it's Apple," is actually true. We know that an astounding number of early iPhone buyers are existing iPhone owners — and so for them, this is their first experience with such a large phone.

At the end of the day, the answer seems to be this: as long as you go into iPhone 6 Plus ownership with the understanding that it's not a one-hand device, and that it will probably be too big for your pants, it's awesome.

For those of us who have no interest in such a large slab, we can safely enjoy our iPhone 6 devices in peace. We might just be jealous of the battery life on its bigger brother.

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